Netizens express anger as photos of people littering and flouting highway rules on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) emerge on social media
PM inaugurates the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated projects worth more than Rs 30,500 crore during his visit to Maharashtra, including the country's longest bridge and seabridge, the extension of a suburban rail corridor and a mega facilitation centre for gems and jewellery, and laid the foundation stone of a tunnel road in south Mumbai. He first inaugurated the Rs 17,840 crore Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu, also called the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, which will cut the distance between Mumbai and the satellite city of Navi Mumbai from some hours to 15-20 minutes, in the process boosting development in the region, which houses a mega port and also an upcoming international airport. The Atal Setu, which is the longest bridge and seabridge in the country, is 21.8 kilometre long, including a 16.5 portion over sea, and will reduce the distance from the metropolis to the Navi Mumbai International Airport and also cut travel time to major areas like Pune, the state's ...
The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), also known as Atal Setu named after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, will be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi at 3:30 pm today
The 37,276 crore worth Mumbai Metro line-3, connects the north of the city (SEEPZ) to south (Cuffe Parade) and is expected to start operations in two phases, first in April and second in September
The state cabinet also passed a proposal to rename the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
This is second time after 2008 Reliance Infrastructure now with Russian company Volgomost is in the fray
The 22-km long six lane bridge across the Mumbai harbour, connecting Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, will be implemented on an EPC - design build basis and not on build operate transfer (BOT) model